St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-01

the folding macine and distributed
among the assistants and helpers. The
papers are addressed to the subscribers
with an ingenious little device called
mailing machine. The stamping of the
name on the paper is done in the twink
ling of an eye. A narrow slip of paper
runs through this machine, on which the
names of the subscribers are printed
the list being corrected daily-and at
name of the postoflice is printed in
holder letters. From this slip the
mailing clerk, with a single mo-
ton of his right hand j in which
he holds the machine - cuts off
one OF the names and stamps
it upon the blank space over the
heading OF the paper on the first
page "a large stack of papers
being piled up before him Oh
table. The slip on which the names
Te printed runs over a surface of
ribbon, on which there is layer of
paste. This makes the address adhere
to the paper when it is stamped. The
clerk stamps the names at very rapid
pace until he reaches the heavier letters
designating the name of pOstOfiice.
,Rhen he knows Chat he has addressed
papers to all the subscribers in that
town. So he stamps the name of the
postoflice upon q cut wrapper lying
in easy reach of his hand and lays it
upon the list of addressed papers and
goes ahead on another list. This signi-
fies that the bundle is ready for wrap
ping. Other clerks lay on table num-
berS of wrappers, so arranged that an
inch of space on the edges is exposed,
and with a deXterous stroke of the
brush paste the entire lot. When the
bundle of papers is rolled in this wrap
per it is already addressed. These mail
packages are
MADE UP IN VARIOUS SIZES
from one copy for the single subscriber
to the large orders for mail agents and
| the large bundles where there are num-
berS of subscribers at the same post
| office. An address on a wrapper to a
! postOffice where there is only single
! subscriber would look like this:
W Fitzgerald II may z
| Medicine Hat n w Ter
The figures indicate that the subscrip-
| ton expires on May II, 1887. Packages
for the mails which 90 out early are
| first placed in large bags and transferred
to the postoffice. Then the large Min
neapois and Saltwater edition is started
out by conveyance. Minneapolis is
| II miles away and Saltwater IS, and the
people there have to read their GLOBES
at breakfast. There are no early trains,
and the papers reach these two places
/ earlier by this method of ''OVerand''
conveyance.
The Minneapolis and Saltwater ''Over-
land lines" are in charge of Leonard
Ludwig, who is faithful and reliable.
lie never misses trip even during the
most inclement weather. He covers the
distance i'll remarkably short period,
and is always on time. After these
urgent demands have been supplied the
carriers for the city delivery It are
looked after, and then the packages for
the later mails are made up and the
newSboyS given a chance. In large
proportion Of the interior towns the
GLOBES patrons are supplied through
the local wsdealerS-regular sub
scriberS as we'll as those who prefer tC
purchase by the single copy. These
dealers have certain number sent then
daily, changing their orders from time
to time by mail or telegraph. These
are sent by mail or express -whichevel
is the most eXpeditiOuS-and are not ad
dressed. The dealer keeps his own list.
and simply orders certain number o
copies. y goOdiy portion of the GLOBE:
circulation is handled in this way. Thu
work in the mailing room has to be done
very rapidly and mcthodically, and tn,
system has been so thoroughly perfected
that the papers are printed, folded, al
dressed, wrapped, re-addrcSScd and OF
the way to the postOffice within yer,
few minutes after the long roll Of snow!
white paper begins passing through thu
presses. The globe mailing room i
superintendent by G. ii. SlOcum.